The science journal Food and Chemical Toxicity has retracted a French study linking genetically engineered food to tumor development in rats, citing multiple flaws with the study's design and analysis. (The Star)

The "zombie" Comet ISON is only "mostly dead" after its close encounter with the sun. (NBC)

In Thailand, about 1,000 anti-government protesters stormed the royal army headquarters in the latest demonstration aimed at overthrowing the country's prime minister. (Guardian)